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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend refers to the A127, and I could mention that the A259 in sunny Brighton has the same hold-ups, but we will not dwell on that. He is right that we need to do more to…05 Mar 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKI thank the hon. Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Stephen Gethins) for securing the debate, and other Members for the many contributions today from all sides of the House…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKI am afraid I will not give way. That is the silent tragedy of the Brexit decade. It is a mistake we will not repeat. I have a quick confession: at the time of the referendum I…24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKI am afraid I will not; I am so sorry. That first stage includes a new security and defence partnership because, as the Prime Minister said in Munich, there is no British security…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThe Prime Minister has made it very clear that there needs to be a managed process that the Cabinet and Ministers agree with. Such information will be published in the right…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionAs I say, scoping is under way. I cannot give a precise number at the moment, because there may be a large amount of information covering a long period of time. I am afraid that I…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThe Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister set this out on Monday. We are looking at the enhanced security vetting that comes in when there is a direct appointment. The Prime…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThe answer to the first part of my hon. Friend’s question is that I have no idea. On the second part of her question, and as I have promised the hon. Member for Brentwood and…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThere is no part of the revelations about Lord Mandelson that I am not dismayed and appalled at. On the hon. Gentleman’s broader point, I am afraid I am not across the detail.…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that victims should remain at the heart of this. In answer to his question on the legislation to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionAs I said in the House last week in response to a question from the former Attorney General, full resourcing will be given to the ISC to do that. I take the right hon. Gentleman’s…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that. Let me try to rattle through those questions. First, and most importantly, we will comply fully. I made that clear in the House. The…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionLast week, the House made a Humble Address to His Majesty for the Government to disclose material surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionYes, I absolutely do. As I say, we will comply fully and as quickly as possible. I completely accept my hon. Friend’s point about the removal process for the other place, and it…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThankfully, I am no longer an adviser. I am a Cabinet Office Minister, and it would not be appropriate for a Cabinet Office Minister to talk about the Cabinet Secretary. Let me…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionAs I say, the Government are looking at legislation that addresses the broader question of how to remove people from the Lords; it will be broad legislation, rather than just for…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is a broader problem in our politics than the specific issue that Mandelson highlights. The Prime Minister made it clear on Monday and at…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionEveryone in this House has been sickened and dismayed by the revelations from all the Epstein papers that have come through and in relation to what my hon. Friend just said. That…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionI completely endorse the point that the right hon. and learned Gentleman makes about the independence and integrity of the ISC. He identifies two very fair points. I say that not…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionTo conclude my answer, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister set out the specifics on Monday. We will come forward with further details, and we will tighten transparency…12 Feb 2026